Our Alumni Council plays an important role in the life of the Nicholas School. Council members advise school leaders on issues and opportunities that may benefit the school and work together to keep fellow alumni engaged and informed about activities and developments. The Council meets at Duke twice a year […]
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With the help of several Nicholas School alumni, the Society of American Foresters (SAF) student group traveled to Portland, Oregon last month to visit some of the nation’s largest forestry companies. The group, led by President Matt Brantley MF/MEM’19, extended their annual outing to the SAF conference by two days […]
Twelve students pursuing Master of Environmental Management or Master of Forestry degrees at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment have been awarded Nicholas Scholarships covering up to two-thirds of their tuition.
Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment has received a $20 million gift to fund increased financial aid and fellowships for graduate students, expanded research on critical environmental issues, and new academic programs and facilities.
Involvement in student groups — funded in part by the Nicholas School Annual Fund — gives students unique opportunities to not only apply what they learn in class to real-world situations, but also to diversify their skillsets and mindsets.
Ivonne Higuero, a 1991 graduate of Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, has been named secretary-general of the United Nations’ Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The 2018 Alumni Council Fellows will facilitate this year’s Alumni-Student Mentorship Program, now in its second year, in an effort to foster new relationships and re-connect alumni with Duke and the Nicholas School. The three new Alumni Council Fellows include Emma Fulop MEM’19 (Ecosystem Science and Conservation), Jeffrey Meltzer MEM’19 (Business and Environment), […]
The Nicholas School has launched a new program for the 2018 – 2019 fiscal year that will provide exclusive benefits to leadership donors that make significant annual contributions to various school fundraising initiatives. The program, called The Summit Society, will recognize donors that make annual cumulative gifts of $1,000 or more […]
The Nicholas School Alumni Council welcomed four new members over the summer, all of whom will work this year to support school programs and foster better relationships between alumni, the school and student body. The four new members include Meredith Aitken MEM’96 (Powerex Corp; Vancouver, BC), Lauren Campbell MEM’11 (Federal Energy […]
MEM-CEM alums Jill Hamilton and Chrissy Hayes are among 66 young scholars selected as finalists in the highly competitive John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships program.
Nike’s Director of External Engagement and Senior Director of Environmental Management and Innovation met with 14 Nicholas School students and 4 Fuqua School of Business students in Environment Hall on March 23rd to answer questions about how Nike approaches sustainability and discuss their plans to reach 2020 sustainability targets. The visit […]
This year’s annual Reunion Weekend took place on April 13th and 14th and included two new programming events: a retirement send-off for veteran staff member Karen Kirchof and a first-of-its-kind party in the Duke Forest. The retirement send-off for Kirchof, founder and former Assistant Dean of the Nicholas School’s Career […]